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Vineyard benefits from ferry decision
A decision not to move the interisland ferry terminal from Picton to Clifford Bay has resulted in KiwiRail land being sold to a wine grower.
Winston Aldworth: Paying for the privilege of arriving on time
A Dutch rail company has found a novel way to make money from travellers worried about missing flights.
Truck collides with train
A train and truck have collided in South Canterbury this morning.
KiwiRail sting at Auckland train crossing
KiwiRail officials, police and Maori wardens overlooked a level rail crossing at Walters Rd in Auckland in a sting to slow drivers, as officials are promoting Rail Safety Week across the country.
High-vis sting slows drivers
A swarm of hi-vis vests kept drivers in check during a sting at a level crossing in Auckland last night.
Driver risks death at rail blackspot
A motorist, who ignored warning lights and drove around level crossing barrier arms at a known blackspot, was seconds away from being hit by a train.
One train driver, three fatal crashes
Robert Neale has hit three vehicles at level crossings, resulting in three deaths, in his nine years as a freight train driver.
$500m saved by scrapping rail station
Auckland Transport intends slicing half a billion off its underground rail loop by ditching its deepest station and keeping new trains off the ledger.
Michael Barnett: Let's aim high to fund city rail loop
Michael Barnett writes: Two things stand out in arguments about how to fund Auckland's $2.6 billion City Rail Link, and other expensive new or upgraded infrastructure.
Failure to interpret signals led to derailment
An Auckland passenger train derailed earlier this year due to the failure to interpret signals, an internal investigation has found.
Labour plan to restore local levies
Labour plans to reinstate the power for local bodies to raise revenue through extra levies such as a 'pillow tax' on visitors and regional petrol taxes.
Crash driver smoked drugs
A train driver who had smoked cannabis in the days before a crash at Lower Hutt last year no longer works for KiwiRail, the company says.
Brian Rudman: We need a tunnel vision to help pay for rail link
The Government shouldn't suddenly decide that ratepayers be forced to beggar themselves to maintain and upgrade a public transport system, writes Brian Rudman.
Ask Phoebe: What owners get for their annual dog licence fees
What exactly does Auckland Council use dog registration fees for?
NZ's subsidies of coal and rail nothing like Australia's
Australian state governments spent A$17.6 billion on subsidies for mineral and fossil fuel industries over six years, including A$8 billion to help transport coal.
MediaWorks eyes rail link compensation
TV3 owner MediaWorks Holdings is opposing Auckland Transport in the Environment Court over conditions for the $2.86 billion City Rail Link.
Mayor pushes pollution issue
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has seized on pollution from diesel buses as ammunition for early government funding of a $2.86 billion underground railway.
Landlords fight rules for rail link
Noise, vibration, trouble sleeping, turning a popular part of Auckland's waterfront and the busy Albert St into a construction site for years and pedestrian and vehicle disruption.
Line closed after commuter train crash
Part of the train line north of Wellington has been closed down while an investigation takes place into why a passenger train derailed at Lower Hutt's Melling Station this morning.
Govt targets for rail link 'unrealistic'
Auckland Mayor Len Brown's latest attempt to make an early start to the $2.86 billion City Rail Link in 2016 has been dismissed by the Transport Minister.
City's $35m property spending spree
Properties worth $35 million have been bought to secure the route for Auckland's proposed $2.86 billion City Rail Link.
Queensland: Spirit will be with us
This state-of-the-art speed train devours long scenic stretches while passengers enjoy views in comfort, writes Brian Kelly.
Budget 2014: Major review ordered of KiwiRail
The bill for fixing up struggling KiwiRail has topped the $1 billion mark, with more than half of that coming from the partial sale of state-owned power companies.